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Definition of Boxberries
1. boxberry [n] - See also: boxberry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Boxberries
Literary usage of Boxberries
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Primary Teacher (1878)
"My little class and I have a glass tumbler of red boxberries, and a handful of
... Alice " thinks boxberries come from Mr. Burton's confectionery shop, ..."
2. The Primary Teacher (1878)
"My little class and I have a glass tumbler of red boxberries, and a handful of
... Alice " thinks boxberries come from Mr. Burton's confectionery shop, ..."
3. Collections by Minisink Valley Historical Society, Connecticut Historical Society (1826)
"... blue whortleberries, black currants, boxberries and bog cranberries, which we
found in abundance from the place where we left our boats to near the top, ..."
4. Pioneer Women of the West by Elizabeth Fries Ellet (1856)
"The " boxberries " still showed their bright scarlet faces, peeping out beneath
the snow and ice, as large as common red cherries. ..."
5. The Magazine of History with Notes and Queries (1905)
"... connected with some articles of clothing made for him, though once we read, "
Sarah and William went to pick boxberries in Captain Warner's Swamp. ..."
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